Tuesday, December 09, 2003

So let's flesh out those sectors mentioned in the last post with some actual stocks:

AAAlcoa
PDPhelps Dodge
XOMExxon Mobil
CVXChevron Texaco
GMGeneral Motors
FFord
ROKRockwell
APHAmphenol
MSFTMicrosoft
ORCLOracle
ERTSElectronic Arts
SFAScientific Atlanta
CMCSAComcast

Of these, the software group (MSFT, ORCL, ERTS) looks the best under my usual Buffettology ROI calculations. Since I already own these stocks, that doesn't help me much. Surprisingly GM and Amphenol also look good, and they are not stocks I would have thought of. These five all project out in the neighborhood of 20% return per year, but of course that doesn't always come to pass. Let's remember their prices as of today: MSFT 26, ORCL 12, ERTS 41, GM 48 and APH 61.